An update from Fair Funerals

As of today, the Fair Funerals campaign will no longer be running. We intentionally set up the campaign to run for a fixed term, with a view to achieving as much as we could to address funeral poverty – and to leave a significant legacy.

We’ve sown the seeds from some much needed reforms to the Social Fund Funeral Payment – a grant for those struggling with funerals costs, which hasn’t moved for 15 years and pays less than 40% of the most basic funeral cost

In the autumn, we will be releasing a full impact report on the Fair Funerals Campaign with recommendations for next steps towards bringing a halt to funeral poverty.